13 Complete Soldier's Kits From The Armies Of 1066 Until 2014. Wow.

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[naturalman1975]

The Anglo-Saxon warrior at Hastings is perhaps not so very different from the British “Tommy” in the trenches,’ photographer Thom Atkinson says. At the Battle of Hastings, soldiers' choice of weaponary was extensive.

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Re-enactment groups, collectors, historians and serving soldiers helped photographer Thom Atkinson assemble the components for each shot. ‘It was hard to track down knowledgeable people with the correct equipment,’ he says. ‘The pictures are really the product of their knowledge and experience.’

[naturalman1975]

At the source, photos have been taken of a typical soldier's kit from British armies from 1066 (Hastings), 1244 (Crusades - Jerusalem), 1415 (Hundred Years War - Agincourt), 1485 (Wars of the Roses - Bosworth), 1588 (Spanish Armada - Tilbury), 1645 (English Civil War - Naseby), 1709 (War of the Spanish Succession - Malplaquet), 1815 (Napoleonic Wars - Waterloo), 1854 (Crimean War - Alma), 1916 (World War I - Somme), 1944 (World War II - Arnhem), 1982 (Falklands War - Stanley), 2014 (Afghanistan War - Helmland)

Fascinating stuff

[a fool in paradise]

PING

[real saxophonist]

I think I’ve seen this before, and it is, as you say, fascinating.

[rfreedom4u]

Very nice!

[naturalman1975]

It’s been around a few months, but I hadn’t seen it until now. If I was posted here before, it didn’t come up in my search, but that’s not always reliable.

I’m a history teacher - it’s changed what my students will be doing today (it’s the very end of the school year here anyway - so I can slot it in everywhere, even if it doesn’t quite fit). The boys I teach will be absolutely delighted with anything soldiery.

[Vigilanteman]

Indeed it is, but after Jerusalem, the only other long gap seems deliberate, as if to avoid the American Revolution or the Seven Years War (French & Indian War on this side of the pond).

[MasterGunner01]

One thing that has remained pretty much a constant from the time of the Roman Centurion to the present combat infantryman: the load he’s expected to carry on his back has stayed at 60 pounds (and sometimes more). That’s why you hear of the infantry being called Grunts — that’s what you do when you try to get on your feet with this load.

[LucianOfSamasota]

Nice!

[taxcontrol]

Note the growth in the volume, size and weight of the kit. Current US thinking limits the “combat load” to 50 lbs and march load to 72 lbs.

http://thedonovan.com/archives/modernwarriorload/ModernWarriorsCombatLoadReport.pdf

[SandRat]

In going thru the photos, it struck me that with time, the Kit was more and more equipment. Now it looks like the soldier is being used as a pack mule.

[VanShuyten]

bump for later

[NorthMountain]

Thom Atkinson

Fortuitous name ...

[DariusBane]

Thanks for posting. Look forward to seeing it on a bigger screen later in the day.

[naturalman1975]

I actually hadn’t noticed - but now I mean to check that out and see if it’s real or a pseudonym. It seems a little too good to be true.

[mware]

Checked out the gear for Battle of Algincourt.

I had family on both sides of that conflict.

Lots of Thibaults fought and died in that battle.

[rejoicing]

Have to agree. Fascinating! Meticulously done.

[Justice]

Ya that’s pretty cool, thanks for posting.

[DCBryan1]

Never enough water, ammo, or armor.

[Lurking Libertarian]

the only other long gap seems deliberate, as if to avoid the American Revolution or the Seven Years War (French & Indian War on this side of the pond).

There is an 1815 version; I doubt there was that much difference from 1776 to 1815.

[NorthMountain]

Compare the mace in the 1244 mounted knight’s kit with the mace in the 1916 private soldier’s kit.

Darn near identical.